Kisito Assangni, UK, France
Kisito Assangni is a Togolese-French curator and consultant who studied museology. Currently living between London, Paris and Togo, his research interests gravitate towards the global circulation of images, critical education, aesthetic hierarchies, and archival systems. He investigates the processes of valorisation and visibility of contemporary practices in relation to media arts cultures within new paradigms in both artistic and socio-economic fields.
His discursive public programs and exhibitions have been shown internationally, including the Venice Biennale, ZKM, Karlsruhe; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Centre of Contemporary Art, Glasgow; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Malmo Konsthall, Sweden; Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles; Es Baluard Museum of Contemporary Art, Palma; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow; Hangar Centre for Artistic Research, Lisbon among others.
Assangni has participated in talks, seminars, and symposia at numerous institutions such as Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Ben Uri Museum, London; Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; Kunsthall 3.14, Bergen; Depart Foundation, Malibu; Cambridge School of Art, UK; Sint-Lukas University, Brussels; University of Plymouth, UK; University of Pretoria, South Africa; Motorenhalle Centre of Contemporary Art, Dresden.
He coordinates a vast array of cultural projects.